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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Poyntz
On 20th January 1770 William Stephen Poyntz was born to [his father] William Poyntz (age 35).
On 1st September 1794 William Stephen Poyntz (age 24) and Elizabeth Mary Browne (age 26) were married.
On 27th March 1799 [his daughter] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer was born to William Stephen Poyntz (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Mary Browne (age 31). She married 23rd February 1830 her second cousin Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer, son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer, and had issue.
In June 1800 William Stephen Poyntz (age 30) was elected MP St Albans.
On 6th March 1803 [his daughter] Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter was born to William Stephen Poyntz (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Mary Browne (age 35). She married (1) 12th May 1824 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter, son of Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter, and had issue (2) July 1835 her third cousin Horace Beauchamp Seymour-Conway.
On 13th May 1809 [his father] William Poyntz (age 75) died.
In April 1810 William Stephen Poyntz (age 40) was elected MP Callington.
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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 7th July 1815 two sons of William Stephen Poyntz (age 45) and [his wife] Elizabeth Mary Browne (age 47)drowned at Bognor Regis, West Sussex.
In February 1823 William Stephen Poyntz (age 53) was elected MP Chichester.
On 12th May 1824 [his son-in-law] Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter (age 28) and [his daughter] Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter (age 21) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter.
On 23rd February 1830 [his son-in-law] Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer (age 31) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 30) were married. He the son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 71) and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 68). They were second cousins.
On 30th December 1830 [his wife] Elizabeth Mary Browne (age 63) died. Monument sculpted by Francis Leggatt Chantrey (age 49) in St Mary's Church, Easebourne, Sussex [Map].
Elizabeth Mary Browne: On 5th December 1767 she was born to Anthony Joseph Browne 7th Viscount Montagu and Frances Falconer Mackworth Viscountess Montague. On 1st September 1794 William Stephen Poyntz and she were married. On 7th July 1815 two sons of William Stephen Poyntz and Elizabeth Mary Brownedrowned at Bognor Regis, West Sussex.
In March 1831 William Stephen Poyntz (age 61) was elected MP Ashburton.
In 1835 William Stephen Poyntz (age 64) was elected MP Midhurst.
In July 1835 [his son-in-law] Horace Beauchamp Seymour-Conway (age 43) and [his daughter] Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter (age 32) were married. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 8th April 1840 William Stephen Poyntz (age 70) died. Monument sculpted by Rafaelle Monti (age 22) in 1848 in St Mary's Church, Easebourne, Sussex [Map].
Rafaelle Monti: In 1818 he was born in Milan. In 1881 he died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Poyntz 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Poyntz 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Father: William Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
GrandMother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
William Stephen Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England